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Having lived here for the past 3 years I would say that this was less about being polite and more about avoiding human interaction, which is something I find qu
by jamisteven 5y ago
Having lived here for the past 3 years I would say that this was less about being polite and more about avoiding human interaction, which is something I find quite common in Swiss culture even today. Highly introverted and wanting to stick to ones self is the norm here. Villages so quiet you could hear a mouse fart.
- ToolsDevler 5y agoYou lived somewhere and are speaking for the whole country... I live in Zurich (the city) since 2015 (and my wife since 2018) and we have the opposite experience. Small talks with strangers and totally open converations with swiss people if you want. But you have to be open for it. If you are an introvert yourself, people mostly just respect that and cut conversation to a minimum. And yes, Im speaking mostly for Zurich City as part of Switzerland, not Switzerland as a whole.